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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — Patrick Mahomes put on a scintillating show while outperforming Lamar Jackson, and the Kansas City Chiefs deftly played the role of defending Super Bowl champions in a 34-20 thumping of the Baltimore Ravens. Just about everything Mahomes did worked against an overmatched Baltimore defense that had allowed only two touchdowns in its first two games. Mahomes threw four touchdown passes to help the Chiefs emphatically ended the Ravens’ 14-game regular season winning streak while extending their own run to 12 games, including playoffs. Jackson is 21-4 as the Ravens’ starting quarterback, with three of those losses to Mahomes and the Chiefs.

UNDATED (AP) — It took one week for the Big 12 to bring just a little more strangeness to the year 2020. Five-time defending conference champion Oklahoma opened league play with a shocking home loss to Kansas State, perhaps opening the door for another program to finally to step in and claim the title. Iowa State can put Oklahoma’s season on the ropes Saturday when the Cyclones host the Sooners. Iowa State beat the Sooners in 2017 and lost to them by a point in 2019.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals spent the 60-game season in 2020 saying farewell to longtime outfielder Alex Gordon, one of the linchpins of their back-to-back World Series runs, and welcome to the young core they hope will take them back there. Brady Singer nearly threw a no-hitter in his abbreviated rookie year. Fellow right-hander Kris Bubic made 10 starts and began to figure things out by the end of September. And their young bullpen, which was an abject failure last season, took massive strides from summer camp to the final out of the season Sunday with an eye toward the future.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins were determined to defend their division title and start this unusual postseason at home, even if the audience at Target Field this week will be confined to family members and cardboard cutouts. The ease and predictability of playing in their own ballpark during this virus-altered year clearly made a difference to the Twins. They had a 24-7 record at home, the best such mark in baseball. Minnesota hosts Houston in a best-of-three American League wild card series that starts on Tuesday. The Astros were 9-23 on the road, the third-worst record in the major leagues.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Patrick Maroon has joined elite company by winning the Stanley Cup in consecutive seasons with different teams. Maroon is the only member of the champion Tampa Bay Lightning to win it last year with the St. Louis Blues. He’s the eighth player to do it in NHL history and first since Claude Lemieux in the 1990s to get his name on the Cup in consecutive years. Corey Stillman went back to back in 2004 and 2006 after the lockout prevented the trophy from being awarded in 2005. Maroon is one of several additions to the Lightning that helped them finally win it all.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2020 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Southeast Polk (11) 4-0 143 1
2. Urbandale (3) 5-0 129 2
3. Ankeny (1) 4-1 118 4
4. West Des Moines Dowling 3-1 99 3
5. Pleasant Valley 5-0 93 5
6. Waukee 3-2 69 8
7. Dubuque Hempstead 4-1 59 9
8. Iowa City West 2-0 40 7
9. Dubuque Senior 3-2 21 NR
10. Johnston 3-2 15 6
Others receiving votes: Council Bluffs Lincoln 9. Cedar Rapids Washington 6. Sioux City East 6. Fort Dodge 5. Bettendorf 5. West Des Moines Valley 4. Cedar Falls 2. Cedar Rapids Prairie 1. Indianola 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6) 5-0 123 1
2. Dallas Center-Grimes (4) 4-0 118 T3
3. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (2) 5-0 112 2
4. Harlan 5-0 103 T3
5. Washington (2) 5-0 97 5
6. Davenport Assumption 5-0 78 6
7. Webster City 5-0 53 7
8. Decorah 5-0 46 8
9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 4-1 26 9
10. Manchester West Delaware 5-1 18 10
Others receiving votes: Epworth Western Dubuque 16. Nevada 12. Creston-Orient-Macksburg 10. Grinnell 7.Eldridge North Scott 5. Fort Madison 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Williamsburg (4) 5-0 131 2
2. Inwood West Lyon (3) 5-0 128 1
3. Monroe PCM (5) 5-0 126 3
4. Central Lyon-GLR (3) 5-0 119 4
5. Mount Vernon 5-0 84 6
6. Monticello 4-0 62 7
7. Waukon 3-1 47 8
8. Camanche 4-1 45 9
9. Estherville-Lincoln Central 4-1 21 10
10. Sioux Center 4-1 20 5
Others receiving votes: Atlantic 16. Spirit Lake 11. State Center West Marshall 8. Solon 6. Maquoketa 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. O-A BCIG (13) 5-0 142 1
2. Van Meter (1) 5-0 130 3
3. Underwood 5-0 114 4
4. Sigourney-Keota (1) 5-0 93 5
5. Jewell South Hamilton 5-0 72 7
6. Emmetsburg 5-0 68 6
7. Pleasantville 5-0 64 8
8. Southeast Valley 5-0 50 NR
9. South Central Calhoun 4-1 39 2
10. Hawarden West Sioux 4-1 34 10
Others receiving votes: Mount Ayr 9. Waterloo Columbus 4. Durant 3. Dyersville Beckman 1. Truro Interstate 35 1. Mediapolis 1.

Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Grundy Center (8) 5-0 140 1
2. St. Ansgar (3) 5-0 133 2
3. Iowa City Regina (3) 4-1 109 3
4. Calmar South Winneshiek (1) 5-0 107 4
5. Edgewood-Colesburg 5-0 92 5
6. Britt West Hancock 4-1 74 7
7. Logan-Magnolia 4-1 53 T9
8. Fairbank Wapsie Valley 4-1 38 6
9. Monona MFL-Mar-Mac 4-1 35 T9
10. Lisbon 3-2 12 8
Others receiving votes: Oakland Riverside 9. Belle Plaine 7. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 4. Moville Woodbury Central 4. Riverside Highland 3. Council Bluffs St. Albert 3. Bellevue 1. West Fork, Sheffield 1.

Class 8-Man
Record Pts Prv
1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (9) 3-0 131 2
(tie) Audubon (5) 5-0 131 1
3. Remsen Saint Mary’s 5-0 111 3
4. Anita CAM 5-0 98 4
5. Montezuma (1) 5-0 74 T5
6. Newell-Fonda 5-0 67 7
7. Fremont Mills, Tabor 3-0 66 T5
8. Easton Valley 5-0 61 8
9. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 5-0 32 9
(tie) Coon Rapids-Bayard 5-0 32 10
Others receiving votes: Janesville 14. East Mills 4. North English English Valleys 3. Martensdale-St. Marys 1.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa Athletics Department conducted 745 COVID-19 tests for the week of Sept. 21-27, 2020. Five positive tests and 740 negative tests have been received. As part of the return to campus protocol, testing began May 29, 2020, and includes student-athletes, coaches and staff. A total of 233 positive tests, 4,965 negative tests and one inconclusive test have been received.

Following the positive test result, protocol established by UI Athletics and medical staff, including contact tracing procedures, is being followed to ensure the safety of all UI Athletics student-athletes and staff. This mandatory protocol also includes isolation for the individuals who test positive, and quarantine for those individuals who might have been exposed to someone with the virus.

IRVING, Texas – Iowa State senior defensive end JaQuan Bailey was named the Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Week, announced today by the Big 12 Conference.

Bailey, a native of Jacksonville, Fla, had a monster game in Iowa State’s 37-34 victory at TCU on Saturday. The senior set or tied four Iowa State school records, including equaling school single-game marks in sacks (3.5) and TFL (4.0).

Bailey registered all of his sacks in the first half for a loss of 30 yards. He also had seven tackles and a strip sack where he recovered the fumble, setting up an ISU touchdown late in the second quarter.

Bailey’s career day helped him eclipse Iowa State career records in sacks (22.0) and TFL (36.5). He currently ranks in the top-10 nationally in both categories.

Atlantic star pitcher Olivia Engler announced this past week that she will continue her academic and softball career at Iowa Central Community College. Engler said the choice came down to Iowa Central and Indian Hills.

Engler is coming off a very strong junior season where she posted a 14-2 record and had a 1.10 ERA. She finished the season with 134 strikeouts and walked just 28. Opponents only hit .160 against Engler on the season. Engler said Iowa Central will use her in the circle. She said taking the next step to college ball is something she has dreamed about for a long time.

Engler has one more year with the Trojans next summer and she is looking forward to leaving it all out there.

Engler was very strong offensively as well last season, hitting .471 with 8 doubles and 24 RBIs. Listen to the full interview with Olivia below.

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(Radio Iowa) – The Oklahoma-Iowa State football series has been lopsided but it has been more competitive since Matt Campbell took over the Cyclone program. ISU has only beaten the Sooners twice in their last 49 meetings but they did win in Norman in 2017 and the last four games have been decided by 10 points or less.

Campbell says limiting mistakes and solid tackling are a must against teams like Oklahoma.

Oklahoma is coming off a loss at home in its Big-12 opener to Kansas State.

Campbell says the Sooners always have a great deal of talent and this season is no different.

(Radio Iowa) – Northern Iowa coach Mark Farley says with the change in their season the calendar has flipped. The Panthers will now play a spring season beginning in late February and UNI opens practice on Tuesday that Farley says resembles spring drills.

The Panthers will be allowed 15 practices through the end of October and Farley says one of his goals is to get all of the young players game ready.

They will also need to get the players ready for two seasons in one calendar year.

The spring season will feature eight games as well as the FCS playoffs.

Class 4A
1. Southeast Polk (4-0), LW #1 @ Ottumwa
2. Dowling Catholic (3-1), LW #2 @ Marshalltown
3. Urbandale (5-0), LW #3 Idle
4. Ankeny (4-1), LW #4 vs #9 Johnston
5. Pleasant Valley (5-0), LW #6 vs Davenport West
6. Waukee (3-2), LW #8 @ WDM Valley
7. Dubuque Hempstead (4-1), LW #9 vs C.R. Jefferson
8. Iowa City West (2-0), LW #7 @ #10 Dubuque Senior (Thur)
9. Johnston (3-2), LW #5 @ Ankeny
10.Dubuque Senior (3-2), LW (X) vs #8 Iowa City West (Thur)

Class 3A
1. Dallas Center-Grimes (4-0), LW #1 vs ADM (Adel)
2. Harlan (5-0), LW #2 @ Creston
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier (5-0), LW #3 @ #6 Grinnell
4. Lewis Central (5-0), LW #4 vs Denison-Schleswig
5. Davenport Assumption (5-0), LW #5 vs Clinton
6. Grinnell (4-1), LW #7 vs #3 Xavier
7. Washington (5-0), LW #6 vs Burlington
8. Decorah (5-0), LW #8 vs Waverly-Shell Rock
9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (4-1), LW #9 @ Sioux City Heelan
10.Webster City (5-0), LW #10 @ Gilbert

Class 2A
1. PCM (Monroe) (5-0), LW #1 vs Albia
2. Williamsburg (5-0), LW #2 @ Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
3. West Lyon (5-0), LW #3 @ #10 Sioux Center
4. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (5-0), LW #6 vs MOC-Floyd Valley
5. Waukon (4-1), LW #4 vs Crestwood
6. Mount Vernon (5-0), LW #7 @ Solon
7. Monticello (4-0), LW #10 @ Camanche
8. Atlantic (4-1), LW (X) @ Shenandoah
9. West Marshall (4-1), LW (X) vs Clear Lake
10.Sioux Center (4-1), LW #5 vs #3 West Lyon

Class 1A
1. OABCIG (5-0), LW #1 @ #3 Underwood
2. Van Meter (5-0), LW @ Carroll Kuemper
3. Underwood (5-0), LW #4 vs #1 OABCIG
4. Emmetsburg (4-0), LW #5 vs #10 West Sioux
5. Southeast Valley (5-0), LW #9 vs Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
6. Sigourney-Keota (5-0), LW #6 vs Mediapolis
7. South Hamilton (5-0), LW #7 @ East Marshall
8. Pleasantville (5-0), LW #8 vs Pella Christian
9. South Central Calhoun (4-1), LW #2 @ Eagle Grove
10.West Sioux (4-1), LW #10 @ #4 Emmetsburg

Class A
1. Grundy Center (5-0), LW #1 @ North Tama
2. Saint Ansgar (5-0), LW #2 @ Newman Catholic
3. Iowa City Regina (4-1), LW #3 @ Columbus Jct.
4. Edgewood-Colesburg (5-0), LW #4 vs Bellevue
5. South Winneshiek (5-0), LW #6 @ #8 MFL-Mar-Mac
6. West Hancock (4-1), LW #7 vs North Union
7. Wapsie Valley (4-1), LW #5 vs Postville
8. MFL-Mar-Mac (4-1), LW #8 vs #5 South Winneshiek
9. Logan-Magnolia (4-1), LW #10 vs West Monona
10.West Fork (3-1), LW (X) @ Lake Mills

8-Player
1. Don Bosco (3-0), LW #1 @ #8 Easton Valley
2. Remsen St. Mary’s (4-0), LW #2 @ #6 Newell-Fonda
3. Audubon (5-0), LW #3 @ #10 Coon Rapids-Bayard
4. Montezuma (5-0), LW #4 @ WACO
5. Fremont-Mills (3-0), LW #5 @ #7 CAM (Anita)
6. Newell-Fonda (5-0), LW #6 vs #2 Remsen St. Mary’s
7. CAM (Anita) (5-0), LW #7 vs #5 Fremont-Mills
8. Easton Valley (5-0), LW #8 vs #1 Don Bosco
9. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-0), LW #9 @ HLV
10.Coon Rapids-Bayard (5-0), LW #10 vs #3 Audubon